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Living donor exchange programs in renal transplantation: a paradigm ready for broad implementation

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  1. Department of Nephrology and Clinical Transplantation, Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Center, Dr HL Trivedi Institute of Transplantation Sciences (IKDRC-ITS), Civil Hospital Campus, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

    Vivek B. Kute, Manoj R. Gumber, K. L. Dhananjay, Dinesh K. Yadav, Mohan P. Patel, Himanshu V. Patel, Pankaj R. Shah & Hargovind L. Trivedi

  2. Department of Pathology, Laboratory Medicine, Transfusion Services and Immunohematology, Dr HL Trivedi Institute of Transplantation Sciences (IKDRC-ITS), Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

    Aruna V. Vanikar

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Kute, V.B., Gumber, M.R., Dhananjay, K.L. et al. Living donor exchange programs in renal transplantation: a paradigm ready for broad implementation. Int Urol Nephrol 45, 597–599 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-012-0204-2

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